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The economic costs of musculoskeletal disorders - A cost-of-illness study in Sweden for 2012

Ahlberg, Ida LU (2014) NEKP01 20142
Department of Economics
Abstract
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect muscles, joints, tendons and other supporting tissue. They are associated with pain and reduction in the normal range of activity. MSDs are amongst the most common causes of ill health and sickness absence, giving rise to substantial costs for the society. The key aim of this study is to calculate the economic costs of musculoskeletal disorders in Sweden relating to year 2012 by performing a cost-of-illness analysis with a societal perspective and a prevalence-based approach. The results showed that total cost for musculoskeletal disorders amounted to SEK 102.3 billion of which health care accounted for SEK 37 billion (36 percent). Of total health care costs in Sweden in 2012, musculoskeletal... (More)
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect muscles, joints, tendons and other supporting tissue. They are associated with pain and reduction in the normal range of activity. MSDs are amongst the most common causes of ill health and sickness absence, giving rise to substantial costs for the society. The key aim of this study is to calculate the economic costs of musculoskeletal disorders in Sweden relating to year 2012 by performing a cost-of-illness analysis with a societal perspective and a prevalence-based approach. The results showed that total cost for musculoskeletal disorders amounted to SEK 102.3 billion of which health care accounted for SEK 37 billion (36 percent). Of total health care costs in Sweden in 2012, musculoskeletal disorders accounted for 11 percent. Indirect costs on the other hand accounted for almost two thirds of total costs for MSDs, contributing to a substantial overall burden to societal costs. (Less)
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author
Ahlberg, Ida LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKP01 20142
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Musculoskeletal disorders, Direct costs, Cost-of-illness, Indirect costs, Human capital.
language
English
id
4698739
date added to LUP
2014-10-30 13:15:10
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2014-10-30 13:15:10
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  abstract     = {{Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect muscles, joints, tendons and other supporting tissue. They are associated with pain and reduction in the normal range of activity. MSDs are amongst the most common causes of ill health and sickness absence, giving rise to substantial costs for the society. The key aim of this study is to calculate the economic costs of musculoskeletal disorders in Sweden relating to year 2012 by performing a cost-of-illness analysis with a societal perspective and a prevalence-based approach. The results showed that total cost for musculoskeletal disorders amounted to SEK 102.3 billion of which health care accounted for SEK 37 billion (36 percent). Of total health care costs in Sweden in 2012, musculoskeletal disorders accounted for 11 percent. Indirect costs on the other hand accounted for almost two thirds of total costs for MSDs, contributing to a substantial overall burden to societal costs.}},
  author       = {{Ahlberg, Ida}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The economic costs of musculoskeletal disorders - A cost-of-illness study in Sweden for 2012}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}